Problems of preventing the violation of the rights of parents and children living in different states in the context of implementation of provisions of the Hague conventions 1980 and 1996

Abstract

This article considers the issue involving application on the intergovernmental level of the universal legal mechanisms regulating relations between parents and children who live in different states. The author identifies and substantiates the efficiency of an accurate legal mechanism to protect the rights of children according to the Hague conventions 1980 and 1996. The author analyzes the benefits of joining of the Russian Federation to the specified Hague conventions. The article also shows the characteristics and difficulties of international legal regulation of this issue in respect of Russia.

Keywords:

mechanism of protecting the rights of children whose parents live in different states, the Hague Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction (1980), the Hague Convention on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition, enforcement and cooperation in respect of parental responsibility and measures for the protection of children (1996)